2023/24 Premier League Title Odds: Will Manchester City Make it Four in a Row?

Pep Guardiola’s trophy-winning machine made history last season by winning the treble, becoming only the second English club to do so after Manchester United in 1999. 

For a better part of last season, it looked like the Premier League trophy was headed to the Emirates, with Mikel Arteta’s side showing a relentless chase for a title that has eluded them for over 2 decades. Only for the Gunners to crumble towards the end of the season in what would have been a memorable season for the fans and the players. 

As the 2023-24 season approaches, all signs point to the fact that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will still be the team to beat, poised to win a fourth Premier League title in a row. Don't believe it?

Here are the Premier League title odds for next season.

  

Manchester City	8/11
Arsenal	5/1
Liverpool	8/1
Manchester United	11/1
Chelsea	12/1
NewCastle	14/1
Totenham	40/1

 

Manchester City Still the Team to Beat?

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City started last season in low gear, only picking up the pace at the turn of the year to record the best season in the club’s history. 

By the end of the campaign, the Cityzens had successfully defended their Premier League title and won the FA Cup, completing a memorable league and cup double that will stay in many fans’ memories forever. It only got better for Pep Guardiola’s side when they finally won the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League after beating Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

Striker Erling Haaland maintained his fine goal-scoring form throughout the season, seeing the back of the net on 36 different occasions in his first season in English football, with another 12 goals in the Champions League to bring his total tally to 52 goals across all competitions.  

Given the little time the Norwegian has needed to adapt to Premier League football, he could play a key role for Pep Guardiola’s side in their chase for a 4th Premier League title in the same period.  

While we could see a couple of departures from Pep’s treble-winning side, there’s no doubt the club will also want to make important additions to the squad, having already secured the signature of Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea. All things considered, Manchester City are still the clear favorites to win the 2023-24 Premier League title.

Arteta’s Magic to Continue

Some will say Mikel Arteta’s magic failed to work last season. But many will agree that Arsenal still had an excellent campaign, despite the last-minute crumbling at the hands of Manchester City. 

When Arsenal players first kicked the ball last season, everybody could see flashes of talent and unity in the squad. But nobody could bet on them to go toe to toe with Manchester City in the title race. Let alone finishing in the top 3.

So, it came as a little surprise when the Gunners topped the table for 248 days, only to relinquish the lead to Manchester City for their own shortcomings. Thanks to their brilliant performances during the last campaign, Arsenal are 5/1 favorites to win the league title next season, just slightly behind Man City.

The recent acquisition of Chelsea forward Kai Havertz shows the ambition of a team determined to return to the summit of English football. 

With Champions League football coming back to Emirates next season, Arsenal must be smart in the transfer market because they will need not only quality players to mount a serious title challenge but also a large squad to handle the demands of the congested fixture list. 

Liverpool Finally Getting it Right? 

Looks like Liverpool have finally realized that they’ll never challenge for big trophies again with an aging midfield and a group of players who spend more time in the medical room than they do on the pitch. The question is, why did it take them so long?

Jürgen Klopp’s side has moved quickly to acquire the services of the Argentine Alexis Marc Allister and the Hungary international Dominik Szoboszlai, two important players who could define the Reds’ season. 

Having failed to qualify for the Champions League last season, the club’s attention will switch to the Europa League, which comes with increased travel and physically demanding games. 

The Reds are expected to make more additions to a squad that once made them one of the best teams in Europe, beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the 2019/20 Premier League title. 

According to punters, Liverpool have an 8/1 chance of winning the Premier League championship next season, putting them slightly ahead of Erik Ten Haag’s Manchester United in the quest for local glory.  

Manchester United to Improve Under Erik Ten Hag?

They might have failed to beat their local rivals in last season’s FA Cup final, but Erik Ten Hag has laid a solid foundation from which to rebuild his Manchester United team. 

We already saw glimpses of a well-coached Ten Hag team last season, registering impressive performances against the traditional ‘Big 6’ and winning the 2022-23 Carabao Cup trophy, the club’s first in over 5 years.

All the Dutchman now needs is the right profile of players and financial backing in the transfer market to continue the impressive job he’s doing at the club. 

The Red Devils have already added Chelsea’s Mason Mount to their squad, with more incomings expected before the transfer window closes in September.

With David De Gea’s abrupt departure from the club, Manchester United will be in the market for a new goalkeeper, with Inter Milan’s Cameroonian international Andre Onana touted as the most likely replacement. 

If they also improve their attack, Manchester United will surprise the punters who have given them an 11/1 odds to win next season’s Premier League title. 

Chelsea to Roar Again under Mauricio Pochettino

If Chelsea’s last season form continues, rival fans could be talking about a massive fall from grace in the next few years. It won’t be long before we start reading those stories of how a war in Ukraine destroyed one of the greatest clubs in Europe. And if Todd Boehly and Clearlake Co. were the right people to take over from Roman Abramovich. The club knows that. The fans know that. And a certain Mauricio Pochettino, tasked with taking The Blues back to their glory days, surely understands that. Pochettino was unveiled as the new Chelsea manager in early July and must be aware of the huge task ahead. 
The Argentine has been saying all the right things in his first interactions with the media, but everything will be clearer when the Blues travel to Anfield on Sunday, 13th August 2023, to face Liverpool in the first game of the season. 

The addition of Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto, and Nicholas Jackson to the squad shows Todd Boehly’s ambition, having already spent over £600 million on new players since last summer. 

What will excite the Chelsea fans even more is the ongoing clear-out at the club that has seen the likes of Edouard Mendy, N’golo Kante, Christian Pulisic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Caesar Azpilicueta, and Loftus Cheek seek moves outside England, with more players expected to depart in the coming weeks.
Even if Chelsea gets it right this time, they only have a 12/1 odds to lift the Premier League trophy next season. 

Newcastle United to Continue Their Rise in 2023

Newcastle are no longer the dark horses in the league. We just can’t ignore them anymore. 

Nobody can doubt The Magpies anymore after an impressive 2022/23 campaign that ended with a top 4 finish and a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2003. 

Eddie Howe has done an amazing job since taking charge of the club in 2021, proving his doubters wrong while creating a strong bond with the fans. 
Newcastle went from strength to strength to become one of the best teams in the league last season. While their position as one of the ‘Big 6’ clubs is still debatable, there’s no doubt The Magpies will be looking to build on the impressive fourth-placed finish and challenge for big titles next season. 

Unlike Chelsea, Newcastle seem to have got it right in the transfer market so far, bringing in quality players that have massively improved the squad. Bruno Guimarães’ £42 million move from Lyon now looks like a real bargain, considering the Brazilian’s integral role during the club’s push for Champions League football. 

Newcastle have already added Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali to their squad for the 2023/24 season, with more signings expected before the window closes. The Tyneside club are 14/1 favorites to win the league.

Tottenham Hotspur Need a Big Summer to Compete

Tottenham are a distant outsider in the 2023/24 Premier League title race. And everybody can probably guess why.  The North London club has struggled for consistency ever since Mauricio Pochettino departed in 2019, undergoing 3 managerial changes with little to no progress to show for it. 
Ange Postecoglou will be looking to change that when he begins his reign as the club’s new head coach. The ex-Celtic manager has already made history as the first Australian to coach in the Premier League. And what remains to be seen is whether he becomes the first manager to win a major trophy at Tottenham in over a decade. 

With a 40/1 outside chance of winning the Premier League, Tottenham are clearly in the shadows of their biggest London rivals, Chelsea and Arsenal. The good news, though, is that Spurs are already making smart moves in the transfer market, with the addition of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from Empoli and James Maddison from Leicester City. 

A few players are expected to leave the club before the window closes, including defender Davidson Sanchez who is already exploring his options.
At the same time, Tottenham have an even bigger issue on their hands in sorting out striker Harry Kane’s uncertain future. With only 1 year left on his contract, the England international is attracting plenty of interest from a host of clubs around Europe, including Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich, which has seen a first bid worth £60m plus add-ons rejected by Daniel Levy.

Of all the transfer businesses at Spurs this summer, keeping Harry Kane at the club will be just as big a statement as making a new signing.